Perspective Drawing

**perspective** · 12 October 2012, 01:36 AM

I am new to this forum and would like to add my help with Perspective Drawings. I often see questions about perspective drawings with some strange answers. One of the problems is how do you measure in perspective. Please feel free to ask any question you wish and I am sure I can help.

**gwpriester** · 12 October 2012, 12:38 PM

How do I determine the area of accuracy in a 3 point perspective drawing?

**wizard509** · 12 October 2012, 09:12 PM

I don't know Gary, The 3rd vanishing point can be found but it's wierd how it's done, and I no longer remember how.

**gwpriester** · 13 October 2012, 01:20 AM

I'm posing the question to perspective. I learned how to do this at Art Center College of Design but it was a few years ago (63-67). I just wanted to see if anything has changed.

**wizard509** · 13 October 2012, 03:05 PM

All I know and remember is after I had found the view and set it up. I put push pins in the vanishing points and rubber banded a long straight guide to those and used it that way. Also I would push pin my painting down so it wouldn't move. I tried to be as accurate as I could be.

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**wizard509** · 13 October 2012, 03:21 PM

All I know and remember is after I had found the view and set it up. I put push pins in the vanishing points and rubber banded a long straight guide to those and used it that way. Also I would push pin my painting down so it wouldn't move. I tried to be as accurate as possible.

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**gwpriester** · 13 October 2012, 03:51 PM

Yes, Larry, thanks. But I am waiting to hear what Perspective has to say. Your two photographic examples are really more appropriate for two point perspective, and for that type of perspective there is also an area of accuracy in the middle before things start to distort.

**Rik** · 13 October 2012, 05:20 PM

It's great that you guys are enjoying your conversations, but the OP seems to have vanished.
I'm not sure whether it's into the 2nd or the 3rd point.

I just draw, and when I get stuck, I ask you guys!

**gwpriester** · 13 October 2012, 05:50 PM

Quite possible no point. A drive-by posting?

**Soquili** · 13 October 2012, 05:59 PM

The profile shows the OP visited the forum about 4 hours after making the post. Probably thought no one was interested when there were not reply during that time span.